Advertentie

Maak een video met deze sound

Zet deze sound op je eigen clip — tekst, tekstballonnen en snelheid, allemaal in de app.

Gerelateerde zoekwoorden

✦ AI

Over

✦ AI

A short English speech synthesis sample in the classic Albert text-to-speech voice. Creators use it in retro computer jokes, parody narrations and tech memes.

This is an eight-second sample of English speech synthesis performed by the classic Albert text-to-speech voice, the robotic narrator once bundled with Mac computers. The voice reads its line in flat, mechanical cadence with clipped syllables and an even, unemotional pitch that instantly reads as vintage computer speech. Hearing it triggers a wave of early-internet nostalgia, the feeling of old software talking back through tinny speakers. In an edit it works as a punchline accent, turning ordinary narration into a deadpan robot delivery that feels both dated and funny.

Albert is one of the classic text-to-speech voices that shipped with Apple Macintosh computers in the 1990s as part of the MacinTalk speech system, remembered for its flat robotic delivery. Samples of these vintage voices circulate online as examples of early speech synthesis and as raw material for retro tech humor. This particular clip is a short English demonstration of the voice, about eight seconds long, saved to the soundboard as a simple example of synthesized speech rather than as a quote from any show or film.

Professionele tip voor gebruik

✦ AI

Place the Albert line before your punchline so the robotic deadpan sets it up, and keep background music low while it plays since the flat voice gets buried. Avoid stacking it over other dialogue, because two synthetic voices in a row lose the retro charm.

Gebruiksscenario's

✦ AI
  • Captioning an old computer booting up on screen.
  • Narrating a fake error message in a prank video.
  • Voicing a robot character in a short skit.
  • Dubbing over gameplay for deadpan commentary effect.

Veelgestelde vragen

✦ AI
What is the Clock Albert English sound?
It is a short English speech synthesis sample using the Albert text-to-speech voice, about eight seconds long. The voice delivers its line in a flat, robotic tone typical of 1990s computer speech.
Where is the Albert voice from?
Albert is one of the classic voices from Apple's MacinTalk text-to-speech system on 1990s Macintosh computers. It was a built-in system voice used to make the computer read text aloud in a robotic tone.
How do creators use this sound?
They use it for retro computer jokes, fake error messages, robot character voices and deadpan parody narration. The dated robotic tone works best as a short accent, usually placed just before a punchline or visual gag.

Upload je eigen geluiden Nieuw

Heb je een grappige clip? Upload je MP3 in de SoundInstants-app. Na goedkeuring kan iedereen hem afspelen.

Uploaden in de app
Advertentie

Meest populair

Bekijk alles
Advertentie